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now mother teresa, nelson mandela, theodore roosevelt. just a few who have won the nobel peace prize. now you can add the european yen -- union to that list. the award comes as many countries in the union are facing economic hardship. not everyone is in the mood to party. gavin hewitt reports. >> the nobel peace prize is to be awarded to the european union. >> there were gasps of surprise in norway. the un is facing violent protests. but the prize honor the eu for the atmosphere of peace and reconciliation for the last six decades. >> i did not expect it to be such a good day. it is with great emotion i received the news to award the global peace prize to the european union. >> the european union emerged from the barbarism of world war ii. when the berlin wall came down in 1989, the u.s. acted as a beacon for democracy for countries that had been under soviet rule. but the nobel committee's decision is controversial to some. in the falklands, the eu failed to act to save lives. >> i think it is a statement about peace in your. i think man
now mother teresa, nelson mandela, theodore roosevelt. just a few who have won the nobel peace prize. now you can add the european yen -- union to that list. the award comes as many countries in the union are facing economic hardship. not everyone is in the mood to party. gavin hewitt reports. >> the nobel peace prize is to be awarded to the european union. >> there were gasps of surprise in norway. the un is facing violent protests. but the prize honor the eu for the atmosphere of...
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, who has an ambiguous record. -- even theodore roosevelt, who has an empire -- -- an ambiguous record. there are people who kept it alive, like earl warren, who had a change of heart. tavis: let me ask you anyway, because i want to be fair to both sides. paul ryan, and there are those things that people say about him. lambasting his plan. but he, more than romney, more than obama, more than biden talks about the issue of poverty. he gave an entire speech about poverty in america. he has in his own way of dealing with the issue -- he has his own way of dealing with the issue. i wonder whether or not there is something to appeal specifically to him about why social justice matters, talking about the poor, raising the issue of poverty, even though he may be wrong. >> i think it is mostly lip service, to be honest. his voting record in congress is entirely about cutting budget priorities that help the poor. you do not see him supporting raising the minimum wage or supporting labor unions. you do not see him supporting expanding the earned-income tax credits or giving more money for public
, who has an ambiguous record. -- even theodore roosevelt, who has an empire -- -- an ambiguous record. there are people who kept it alive, like earl warren, who had a change of heart. tavis: let me ask you anyway, because i want to be fair to both sides. paul ryan, and there are those things that people say about him. lambasting his plan. but he, more than romney, more than obama, more than biden talks about the issue of poverty. he gave an entire speech about poverty in america. he has in his...
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teddy, as in theodore roosevelt one the race in football. how about the tigers getting the sac right here. and recovery in the end zone. wilson crushes roosevelt 52-6. i think it's revenge for a playoff march. and if you missed any of tonight's highlights, log on to wusa.hsshigh school/dc. and that's going to do it for the usa high school game night report. we'll have post game reaction once the game is done between the nats and the cardinals. for now we leave with the music of wooten's high school band. see you later. ♪music playing
teddy, as in theodore roosevelt one the race in football. how about the tigers getting the sac right here. and recovery in the end zone. wilson crushes roosevelt 52-6. i think it's revenge for a playoff march. and if you missed any of tonight's highlights, log on to wusa.hsshigh school/dc. and that's going to do it for the usa high school game night report. we'll have post game reaction once the game is done between the nats and the cardinals. for now we leave with the music of wooten's high...
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both parties -- theodore roosevelt on the republican side. franklin roosevelt pa on franklin rooseveltr on the democratic side. kennedy and johnson. we have had that to face down the powerful interests. president obama had the mandate to do it in 2009, as we have been discussing. i do not think he did it the way he could have done it. i am hoping after the election he will see that america needs is so much, the leadership to actually move beyond the vested interest right now, that he will take that as his personal legacy need as well as our countries priority. tavis: out in paperback with a brand new preface -- "the price of civilization." written by jeffrey sachs. jeffrey sachs, good to have you on this program. we appreciate your insights. thanks for your time. >> thank you so much. tavis: thanks for watching. >> there is a saying that dr. >> there is a saying that dr. king had that said there is always the right time to do the right thing. i try to live my life every day by doing the right thing. we know that we are only halfway to complet
both parties -- theodore roosevelt on the republican side. franklin roosevelt pa on franklin rooseveltr on the democratic side. kennedy and johnson. we have had that to face down the powerful interests. president obama had the mandate to do it in 2009, as we have been discussing. i do not think he did it the way he could have done it. i am hoping after the election he will see that america needs is so much, the leadership to actually move beyond the vested interest right now, that he will take...
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roosevelt. theodore roosevelt didn't face a crisis but elevated the office to what it is today. he put this office and made it the international spotlight that it is. >> he didn't take the nickname teddy because he thought it was actual gar. >> and wanted to take the words god in trust off the money because he thought it was sacrireligious as well as unconstitutional. >> interestingly if you look at the surveys from back in the '60s until fairly recently they shift maybe one or two here or there but harry truman is the best examples of a president very unpopular, also a fascinating story, 1948, his election. >> the book, the american presidents. that does it for us. up next your local news. we'll see you
roosevelt. theodore roosevelt didn't face a crisis but elevated the office to what it is today. he put this office and made it the international spotlight that it is. >> he didn't take the nickname teddy because he thought it was actual gar. >> and wanted to take the words god in trust off the money because he thought it was sacrireligious as well as unconstitutional. >> interestingly if you look at the surveys from back in the '60s until fairly recently they shift maybe one...
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one of the players on the team decided to use it theodore roosevelt to help inspire the team. it took a passage from the teddy roosevelt speech and said moments before the game, he picked up the microphone and began to read some of the words from that speech. some of those words are very powerful. a lot of the players said as the speech was being read, players filed into the clubhouse and listen to the words and started cheering each other on. they said it looked like a scene out of a movie. tedd;'s words helped the team win yesterday. we hope it will help them win tonight as well. >> inspired by the greatness of the nation's capital, thank you so much. 6:36 and two adults suspects accused of beating an analyst are heading to court today. the have a preliminary hearing. the wife will be there as well. he was robbed and critically wounded in that attack. he still suffers from severe brain injury. we have the latest on the meningitis outbreak. health officials have not tracked -- and now track down 12 of the 14,000 people who might of received shots. patients will need to keep w
one of the players on the team decided to use it theodore roosevelt to help inspire the team. it took a passage from the teddy roosevelt speech and said moments before the game, he picked up the microphone and began to read some of the words from that speech. some of those words are very powerful. a lot of the players said as the speech was being read, players filed into the clubhouse and listen to the words and started cheering each other on. they said it looked like a scene out of a movie....
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roosevelt. theodore roosevelt didn't face a crisis but elevated the office to what it is today. he put this office and made it the international spotlight that it is. >> he didn't take the nickname teddy because he thought it was actual gar. >> and wanted to take the words god in trust off the money because he thought it was sacrireligious as well as unconstitutional. >> interestingly if you look at the surveys from back in the '60s until fairly recently they shift maybe one or two here or there but harry truman is the best examples of a president very unpopular, also a fascinating story, 1948, his election. >> the book, the american presidents. that does it for us. up next your local news. we'll see you tomorrow on,,,,,,, ,, >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> and good morning to you. it the 8:55. i'm juliette goodrich with your cbs 5 headlines. >>> if you haven't registered to vote yet, your time is running out. applications must be postmarked or turned in no later than midnight tonight. and the same goes for online applications. alameda county will hold a sp
roosevelt. theodore roosevelt didn't face a crisis but elevated the office to what it is today. he put this office and made it the international spotlight that it is. >> he didn't take the nickname teddy because he thought it was actual gar. >> and wanted to take the words god in trust off the money because he thought it was sacrireligious as well as unconstitutional. >> interestingly if you look at the surveys from back in the '60s until fairly recently they shift maybe one...
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this is a book about what happened, and it's true, when thomas roosevelt, theodore roosevelt had booker t. washington, the first african-american to have dinner at the white house. and there was a big scandal about it. it was quite something because he had -- he invited booker t. washington to the white house for dinner. >> so this is all the ins and outs? >> and how he did it and why he did it. then our favorite, dolly madison. you know her from the ice cream. >> yep. >> all know that she was the one that saved george washington's portrait from the war of 1812. this is all about her and how she worked things. she was quite a politician on her own. so dolly madison. then if you really are getting a little tired of all the real life things, get the dirt with fiction. so there are two books by political insiders that are just great. the gq candidate. you get a lot of inside scoop there. and then the second book by miss wallace, who worked for george bush and was part of the mccain campaign. and she has a book about a female president called it's classified. that's good. you can read betwe
this is a book about what happened, and it's true, when thomas roosevelt, theodore roosevelt had booker t. washington, the first african-american to have dinner at the white house. and there was a big scandal about it. it was quite something because he had -- he invited booker t. washington to the white house for dinner. >> so this is all the ins and outs? >> and how he did it and why he did it. then our favorite, dolly madison. you know her from the ice cream. >> yep....
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opening the great lakes to traffic again had been on the drawing board since the administration of theodore roosevelt and eisenhower -- eisenhower took, assumed the presidency in a time of mccarthyism and incredible communist witchhunt. he did it as he did so many things in the background. it was eisenhower orchestrated the army's response in the army mccarthy hearings. i'm not going to get into a contest but that stunk. and when it was over mccarthy had him vanquished but i think it was the desegregation issue perhaps in which eisenhower most often underestimated. president truman had ordered the army to be desegregated in 1950 but the that the army had not complied. 85% of the army was still segregated when i had to power. ike ordered the military services to desegregate and of course this was a new supreme commander whose words they immediately obeyed. he culminated the segregationists of will service and after brown versus board of education, and he ordered the integration of the central high school in little rock and the demonstrations there which blocked the desegregation eisenhower o
opening the great lakes to traffic again had been on the drawing board since the administration of theodore roosevelt and eisenhower -- eisenhower took, assumed the presidency in a time of mccarthyism and incredible communist witchhunt. he did it as he did so many things in the background. it was eisenhower orchestrated the army's response in the army mccarthy hearings. i'm not going to get into a contest but that stunk. and when it was over mccarthy had him vanquished but i think it was the...
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roosevelt, and then the quiet world, on saving lack wilderness, and now i'm writing forester in chief, franklin roosevelt, the ccc, and wild america. i'm looking how fdr and gifford-pinchot got two billion trees planted through the youth car in the 1930s. so i'm waiting of the death bowl. everglades. >> we were indicating before this interview, you were telling me you spent seven hours with neil armstrong. >> guest: i did. i grew up in ohio, and i don't have time to get the detail but i go to be do the official history for nasa right after 9/11, and he doesn't like talking, mr. armstrong, so i was able to burn some tapes with him, which i'm very proud of. rosenthal, an editor of news week, tune out about and it i wrote a little piece -- a long piece in "newsweek" about neil a remember strong, and my university rights, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of john f. kennedy challenging america to go to the moon on the campus i teach. and kennedy said we go to the moon because it's there, and listening to kennedy years about the moon shot, you wonder why politicians today don't get behind
roosevelt, and then the quiet world, on saving lack wilderness, and now i'm writing forester in chief, franklin roosevelt, the ccc, and wild america. i'm looking how fdr and gifford-pinchot got two billion trees planted through the youth car in the 1930s. so i'm waiting of the death bowl. everglades. >> we were indicating before this interview, you were telling me you spent seven hours with neil armstrong. >> guest: i did. i grew up in ohio, and i don't have time to get the detail...
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sure of any other presidents who have been a scientist in the way that theodore roosevelt was. you're seeing many of the places in north america and many of the species that he wanted to protect. >> that might be it. >> moments frozen in time and preserved for generations to come. no doubt teddy would be proud. now the hall has been partially closed off for about a year and a half. the grand opening is tomorrow with a very big celebration. matt, it's your chance to come back here and see if it's as magical as you remember it when you were a kid. >> i've been there a lot. one of the rainy day favorites in new york city. thanks very much. appreciate the report. still ahead, how hold is too old to go trick-or-treating? that's the big question. up next the olympic ice dancing team of merrill davis and charlie weis on the rink. that's >>> this morning on "today at the rink," meryl davis and charlie white, the ice dancing duo burst on the scene in the world stage in 2010 winning the silver medal at the winter olympic games in vancouver. two years later they have won ten straight gran
sure of any other presidents who have been a scientist in the way that theodore roosevelt was. you're seeing many of the places in north america and many of the species that he wanted to protect. >> that might be it. >> moments frozen in time and preserved for generations to come. no doubt teddy would be proud. now the hall has been partially closed off for about a year and a half. the grand opening is tomorrow with a very big celebration. matt, it's your chance to come back here...
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he was the vp under theodore roosevelt. look at this. >> is he from the bull moose
he was the vp under theodore roosevelt. look at this. >> is he from the bull moose
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fittingly, as one of the the practitioners, theodore roosevelt who presided at the dedication of sheridan's 14-foot high equestrian statue in washington in 1908. president roosevelt told the crowd that besides being a dash and cavalry leader and a great commander, share dan also, as he put it, showed his greatness with the tunnel touch of originality we call genius. [applause] >> be happy to take any questions. imsure there's some. yes, sir. >> you mentioned that there was little historical focus has been placed on him. why is that? pretty amazing. >> ways, it is. there's a very good reason for that. all of his papers were burned in the great chicago fire of 1871. he was -- at the time he was commander of the division of the missouri, and he had moved the -- that district to chicago because of the railroads going through there. and the great chicago fire wiped out the headquarters. so we don't have that much to go on. you have to -- i was forced to really rely heavily on people that served with him and they're auto buying -- autobiographies,d he wrote his personal papers after that point. s
fittingly, as one of the the practitioners, theodore roosevelt who presided at the dedication of sheridan's 14-foot high equestrian statue in washington in 1908. president roosevelt told the crowd that besides being a dash and cavalry leader and a great commander, share dan also, as he put it, showed his greatness with the tunnel touch of originality we call genius. [applause] >> be happy to take any questions. imsure there's some. yes, sir. >> you mentioned that there was little...
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theodore roosevelt said we should have public funding out of the treasury. if you look back at the supreme court in the citizens united case, you see a court that has two dare -- very different views over what is happening. we have your view which is a perfectly respectable view of the aspirations that there will these -- will be these independent groups speaking and saying what they want to say. it will be fully disclosed and it will not be corrupting independents. then you have the minority that caught the reality of most of the spending this year. their view was that this would be funded by giant corporations with specific legislative interests. that is why they will give so much money. it turns out it is not fully disclosed. it turns out it is not for individual candidates. it perhaps crosses the line to corruption. it is interesting when i talk about corporations, think of international oil companies when the majority took to the corporations, they talk about the corner hair dresser who happens to be incorporated. it is dependent on which end of the tel
theodore roosevelt said we should have public funding out of the treasury. if you look back at the supreme court in the citizens united case, you see a court that has two dare -- very different views over what is happening. we have your view which is a perfectly respectable view of the aspirations that there will these -- will be these independent groups speaking and saying what they want to say. it will be fully disclosed and it will not be corrupting independents. then you have the minority...
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roosevelt, fighting the guys he says are taking the country down. how do you explain obama's attitude toward these plutocrats? >> barack obama in many ways is one of them. he is educated the way a plutocrat is educated. he had an opportunity to join the plutocracy. he could very easily right now be a top corporate lawyer and they know that. he thinks the way they do. he's a technocrat in the accepted matter of the plutocracy. and i think they like that. i think that's why he has such a strong reception in 2008. i think that's one element. another element, though, and i think this is something that sort of bothers them is, he isn't over awed by them. and that kind of bugs them, too. because they do think they're pretty great. >> to answer your question about why is he -- why doesn't he take the sort of attitude of an fdr or teddy roosevelt? i just think barack obama has surrounded himself with people like larry summers, like bob rubber and he's accepted a lot of justification and arguments that come from wall street and the business community. so i d
roosevelt, fighting the guys he says are taking the country down. how do you explain obama's attitude toward these plutocrats? >> barack obama in many ways is one of them. he is educated the way a plutocrat is educated. he had an opportunity to join the plutocracy. he could very easily right now be a top corporate lawyer and they know that. he thinks the way they do. he's a technocrat in the accepted matter of the plutocracy. and i think they like that. i think that's why he has such a...
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that's theodore roosevelt. but the shortcoming of the president is he is a mediator, and he doesn't like to call names. who stole from wall street? what team? who on george w. bush? is it karl rove's coming back? take a slap at dick cheney/bush foreign policy, but he doesn't like using names. it will be the previous administration. and some of his base, i think, feels frustrated by that. there's not that wanting to sock 'em. >> he used a name in here. >> i forced it on. >> i'd say that's a name. he's got no problem with that. >> that was a question about your 6-year-old daughter or -- >> oh, well, we had two things that went on with the young people. and one is i told a story of being in ohio where i saw the president bring up one -- brought to a rope line an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old to shake his hand. and the 11-year-old came and wanted her t-shirt signed. and the president signed it. and he said, you know, great. and then when he went to the 14-year-old, he said, you're getting a little old. you're going
that's theodore roosevelt. but the shortcoming of the president is he is a mediator, and he doesn't like to call names. who stole from wall street? what team? who on george w. bush? is it karl rove's coming back? take a slap at dick cheney/bush foreign policy, but he doesn't like using names. it will be the previous administration. and some of his base, i think, feels frustrated by that. there's not that wanting to sock 'em. >> he used a name in here. >> i forced it on. >> i'd...
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can you imagine what theodore roosevelt would have done in 1912 when he left the convention in chicago that summer upset at william howard taft? if he had been on the ballot of every state or had the internet think about 92 and prospero if he had been on every state ballot which is the big change this last election cycle with whoever the movement was. they were not able to crack the code on getting on state ballots. that has never been done before and that has been the hurdle up to this point. no one has been able to get the state ballots because they have been so onerous. that is the big achievement in the last election cycle movement that didn't have a candidate but they did something important. they cracked the code on getting on the state ballots which will be year from now going forward and i think that creates a new dynamic in terms of how this plays out. >> we will make that a beneficiary of this event but i want to thank john and barked for interesting discussion. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> to
can you imagine what theodore roosevelt would have done in 1912 when he left the convention in chicago that summer upset at william howard taft? if he had been on the ballot of every state or had the internet think about 92 and prospero if he had been on every state ballot which is the big change this last election cycle with whoever the movement was. they were not able to crack the code on getting on state ballots. that has never been done before and that has been the hurdle up to this point....
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. >> is there any theodore roosevelt costume? here we come. people thought wouldn't know who that is. >> i read bill clinton is the top selling of all political costumes, bill clinton is number one? >> very true. he's also followed by the bubble mask that's hard to escape. now also hillary clinton as well is very popular for seeking historical masks of the past. the line third-party there perhaps with monica lewinsky. >> there are so many props you can bring with the costume. >> obviously richard nixon is another popular one from the past. in recent times, you know sarah palin has been very popular and these are some easy costumes to do. you can do a little bouffant wear bangs, nice modern glasses, adopt an alaskan accent and cheap costume. >> swoe like to see their masks retired. thanks for being with us. happy halloween. >> happy birthday. >> that's right. thank you very much. >> coming up next he can fix a railroad car or sell you a bottle of fine wine but what he's really good at is cook. chef tom douglas is making his ultimate dish for us
. >> is there any theodore roosevelt costume? here we come. people thought wouldn't know who that is. >> i read bill clinton is the top selling of all political costumes, bill clinton is number one? >> very true. he's also followed by the bubble mask that's hard to escape. now also hillary clinton as well is very popular for seeking historical masks of the past. the line third-party there perhaps with monica lewinsky. >> there are so many props you can bring with the...
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roosevelt because they thought he would not enforce these new antitrust laws against them. that was ideological. they didn't like william jennings bryan, they probably thought he was a socialist, but their view was that we want our thinking in the white house and in the justice department, and we want someone who sees the economy our way. is that a business interest? is that a philosophical/ideological interest? you know, after the election the great line that came out of that was henry clay frick who said about roosevelt we bought the son of a bitch, he just didn't stay bought. [laughter] and roosevelt ended up saying we ought to get rid of private money in federal elections, we ought to have public money out of the treasury because trust corporations shouldn't be deciding who the president is. i think if you look back at the supreme court in the citizens united case, what you see is a court that has two very different views, the dissent and the majority, over what's happening, and we see it played out this year. we have your view, um, which is a perfectly, i think, you kn
roosevelt because they thought he would not enforce these new antitrust laws against them. that was ideological. they didn't like william jennings bryan, they probably thought he was a socialist, but their view was that we want our thinking in the white house and in the justice department, and we want someone who sees the economy our way. is that a business interest? is that a philosophical/ideological interest? you know, after the election the great line that came out of that was henry clay...
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when it comes to presidential history, he reads all these books about abraham lincoln, theodore roosevelt, f.d.r. you know, he is wonkish in a sense of detail and history. right now he is trying to get the fire going in the belly, and i think he used the interview to start setting the stage. he doesn't like the idea that he is not out there campaigning about his next term and what it would look like. in my piece i tried to talk about him as being a progresssive fire wall. in many ways the yes we can of 2008 and now no, you won't, meaning you will not drill in the arctic, you will not make medicaid and medicare a voucher system. you will not, you know, roll back any aspect of social security. on and on that he is trying to get his base out. "rolling stones" demographics age is 20's and 30's, and so i think the interview in some ways was aimed at that audience. you see him doing mtv later today. >> all right. douglas, good to see you, as always. thank you. it is something you're only going to see here on cnn. our very british richard quest out on an american journey by train to talk to vote
when it comes to presidential history, he reads all these books about abraham lincoln, theodore roosevelt, f.d.r. you know, he is wonkish in a sense of detail and history. right now he is trying to get the fire going in the belly, and i think he used the interview to start setting the stage. he doesn't like the idea that he is not out there campaigning about his next term and what it would look like. in my piece i tried to talk about him as being a progresssive fire wall. in many ways the yes...
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opening the great lakes to traffic again had been on the drawing board since the administration of theodore roosevelt and eisenhower -- eisenhower took, assumed the presidency in a time of mccarthyism and incredible communist witchhunt. he did it as he did so many things in the background. it was eisenhower orchestrated the army's response in the army mccarthy hearings. i'm not going to get into a contest but that stunk. and when it was over mccarthy had him vanquished but i think it was the desegregation issue perhaps in which eisenhower most often underestimated. president truman had ordered the army to be desegregated in 1950 but the that the army had not complied. 85% of the army was still segregated when i had to power. ike ordered the military services to desegregate and of course this was a new supreme commander whose words they immediately obeyed. he culminated the segregationists of will service and after brown versus board of education, and he ordered the integration of the central high school in little rock and the demonstrations there which blocked the desegregation eisenhower o
opening the great lakes to traffic again had been on the drawing board since the administration of theodore roosevelt and eisenhower -- eisenhower took, assumed the presidency in a time of mccarthyism and incredible communist witchhunt. he did it as he did so many things in the background. it was eisenhower orchestrated the army's response in the army mccarthy hearings. i'm not going to get into a contest but that stunk. and when it was over mccarthy had him vanquished but i think it was the...
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opening the great lakes to traffic again had been on the drawing board since the administration of theodore roosevelt and eisenhower -- eisenhower took, assumed the presidency in a time of mccarthyism and incredible communist witchhunt. he did it as he did so many things in the background. it was eisenhower orchestrated the army's response in the army mccarthy hearings. i'm not going to get into a contest but that stunk. and when it was over mccarthy had him vanquished but i think it was the desegregation issue perhaps in which eisenhower most often underestimated. president truman had ordered the army to be desegregated in 1950 but the that the army had not complied. 85% of the army was still segregated when i had to power. ike ordered the military services to desegregate and of course this was a new supreme commander whose words they immediately obeyed. he culminated the segregationists of will service and after brown versus board of education, and he ordered the integration of the central high school in little rock and the demonstrations there which blocked the desegregation eisenhower o
opening the great lakes to traffic again had been on the drawing board since the administration of theodore roosevelt and eisenhower -- eisenhower took, assumed the presidency in a time of mccarthyism and incredible communist witchhunt. he did it as he did so many things in the background. it was eisenhower orchestrated the army's response in the army mccarthy hearings. i'm not going to get into a contest but that stunk. and when it was over mccarthy had him vanquished but i think it was the...
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roosevelt because of the thought that he would not enforce the new antitrust law. there was indeed a logical. they didn't like william jennings bryan and they thought he was a socialist, but the view was we want our thinking in the white house and in the justice the board met and we want someone who sees the economy our way. is that a business interest or philosophical and theological difference? the great line that came out of that was henry clay who set about roosevelt when he bought the son of a bitch and didn't stay bought and we ought to get rid and have public funding of the treasury because the trust corporation's shouldn't be decided who the president is. i think if you look back at the supreme court of the citizens united case what you see is a court that has two different views in descending the majority over what's happening. and we see it played out this year. we have the view that is a perfectly - respectable view of the aspirations that there will be all these independent groups and they will be speaking and saying what they want to say and the candid
roosevelt because of the thought that he would not enforce the new antitrust law. there was indeed a logical. they didn't like william jennings bryan and they thought he was a socialist, but the view was we want our thinking in the white house and in the justice the board met and we want someone who sees the economy our way. is that a business interest or philosophical and theological difference? the great line that came out of that was henry clay who set about roosevelt when he bought the son...